PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kupar Terkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Suleijmani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kupar Terkey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Terkey
vs
Suleijmani

190 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

189 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Kupar Terkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qasem Suleijmani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Terkey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suleijmani's guard.
Suleijmani seems keen to control Terkey's posture.
Terkey won't allow Suleijmani to sweep him here.
Suleijmani pulls Terkey in close to his closed guard and prevents Terkey from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Suleijmani has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleijmani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Suleijmani is working an open guard so Terkey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Terkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good exchange - Suleijmani coming out on top.
Suleijmani scores with a body shot.
Terkey slips a jab and a cross from Suleijmani.
Suleijmani throws a lazy right hand but Terkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suleijmani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terkey dives in and grabs Suleijmani's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suleijmani pushes down on Terkey's head and hops out.
No joy there for Suleijmani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suleijmani looks winded!
Suleijmani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terkey.
Decent striking displayed by Suleijmani there.
Terkey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suleijmani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suleijmani throws a hook but Terkey blocks it.
Suleijmani misses with a left hand
and Terkey counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Suleijmani as Terkey shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kupar Terkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terkey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suleijmani looks to land a combination but Terkey avoids it well.
Terkey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terkey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Suleijmani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Terkey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Terkey is trying for a kimura here. Suleijmani looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Terkey wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kupar Terkey!
Kupar Terkey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.